Ink-distributer.



UNITED STATES ratented March 8, 1904 MAE E. MOTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

INK-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,332, dated March 8, 1904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAE E. MOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ink-Distributers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a device for inking pads of self-inking stamps, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which may be readily and economically manufactured and which shall be extremely simple in construction and one which will permit the ink to be conveyed or discharged upon the distributing medium and applied to the pad of the stamp without liability of soiling the hands.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my im proved device. Fig. 2 is a view of the ink receiving and distributing medium arranged on the spring-clip for holding the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the porous body for distributing the ink.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a suitable can for holding ink, which may have the construction of the ordinary oil cup or can and, as usual, is provided with a spout 2, the discharge-orifice of which may be made slightly larger than is usual. The bottom of the can constitutes a flexible diaphragm for discharging the ink, as will be understood.

My improved distributing device consists of a body of felt 3, which may be of any desired shape, but preferably rectangular, and is provided with two longitudinally-arranged apertures 4, which extend through the body of felt from end to end near the sides thereof. These apertures are for the purpose of receiving the legs 5 of the spring-clip 6, which are passed through said apertures, and the spring of these legs is such that they will cross each other, as shown by Fig. 2. The porous body 3 having been placed on the spring-clip, the legs of said clip are then inserted in the spout of the can 1, as shown by Fig. 1, said legs being suitably compressed to permit their entrance into-the orifice of Application filed April 9, 1903. Serial No. 151,894. (No model.)

upon such pads.

In the use of the device it will be seen that the ink may be readily dropped from the can upon the pad and then be spread upon the same without any liability to soil the hands of the operator.

While I have described the porous body 3 as being composed of felt, and, in fact, prefer to use felt, I do not wish to be limited to the use of any particular material as the distributing medium for the ink, as I may employ any other material for this purpose which possesses sufficient density and porosity to receive and be readily saturated with ink and operate as a vehicle for holding the same. I find that by using felt the ink will not dry near so readily as when such material as sponge or other highly porous materials are used.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In aldevice of the character descriibed, a r e ceptac e having a s out ,a porousbo having wo flat sides and provided with two longitudinal apertures extending through the same from end to end, and a spring-clip having its legs passed through saida ieFtures and crossed and inserted in the spout of said receptacle through the mouth thereof and adapted to hold the said porous body at adjustable distances from the outer end of said spout.

In testimony. whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAE E. MOTT. Witnesses: f

BRUCE S. ELLIOTT, GEO. W. REA. 

